Job seeker rejected due to 'racist dog'

World Affairs Talk
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
A Nigerian job applicant was refused a job because the Belgian owner of the firm thinks that his dog was racist and would bite non-whites. The 53-year-old Nigerian arrived at the Belgian's wrought-iron company and was confronted by the barking dog. The Belgian did not allow the man to enter his office and turned the man away. The Belgian than wrote on his labor office letter that he could not hire the man because of his color, adding there was a risk the dog would bite him. The local labor office concluded after an investigation that the Belgian himself was racist and removed him from its list of potential employers. When asked about the incident, the Belgian said, "My dog is racist. Not me". The Nigerian, who has lived in Belgium for 32 years, said it was not the first time he had been rejected for a job because of his color, although other employers had been more subtle. He did not wish to lodge a formal complaint because he did not wish his family in Nigeria to hear about the case. Share & Bookmark
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